Hugo Hamilton, Baron Hamilton
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Hugo Hamilton, Baron Hamilton (also Hugh; died 1724) was a Swedish military commander of Scots-Irish background. His title was Swedish.
Life
He was a younger son of Captain John Hamilton of Ballygally in County Tyrone, Ireland, by his wife Jean, daughter of James Somerville. His father was a younger son of Malcolm Hamilton, and Hugh Hamilton, 1st Viscount of Glenawly was his uncle.[1]
After seeing military service at home, Hamilton was summoned to Sweden in 1680 by his elder brother Malcolm, an officer in the Swedish army. There his earliest commission was as lieutenant of the Elfsburg regiment, in which he rose to be captain. In 1693 he and his brother were ennobled in Sweden as barons Hamilton de Hageby.[1]
Hamilton came to prominence in the wars of
Family
Hamilton married a daughter of Henrik Ardvisson of
Notes
- ^ a b c d Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney, eds. (1890). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 24. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney, eds. (1890). "Hamilton, Hugh (d.1724)". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 24. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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